Added a 1995 Silver & Gold 1100 Sport to the Stable

[Chuck in Indiana]

Congrats on being flexible enough to ride a bike like that.   

A personal trainer can fix that for you. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger..

[twowheeladdict]

A personal trainer can fix that for you. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger..

2 years of physical therapy and I will probably be good for 40 miles. 

[MedicAndy]

hey andy,

when you have some time would you please include a pic of the bike with the luggage rack installed. the setup that i have is a nice handbuilt unit that looks a bit like an oven rack and replaces the pillion seat. i would like to see what other fitments are like.

I already removed the luggage rack this morning, but I did take one picture up close. There is a second part to the rack which is a taller vertical section for larger luggage. This luggage rack must have been made specifically for the 1100 Sport, since the racks mounting holes are in a perfect alignment with the bikes frame.

[Thunderbutt]

The luggage racks were made by Ventura? I have one very similar installed on my Aprilia.  Very high quality.  By loosening the screws on the back of the tubes, you can remove the flat portion of the rack and replace with just a bar which ties the two sides together.
I believe their USA distributor is in Washington or Oregon.

[rocker59]

  I was going to install the red trapezoid fairing on my red bike to save some $$$ from needing to repaint the fairing, but the trapezoid fairings MG logo is in Gold, and my red 1100's logos are in silver.
 

You just need to pick up a red 1996 Sport 1100 with gold decals to use that fairing on...  I may know of one...   


BTW, the carbon front fender on the bike you just picked up was a Guzzi accessory item back in the day.  So, it's a period correct modification.  I almost bought one for my 1996 Sport 1100, but eventually decided to forgo  carbon fiber on the bike...

[MedicAndy]

MedicAndy!
I have a '93 Daytona. I've not seen a side stand such as the one in your pictures. I don't have the courage to drill 2 holes through the stick and expect it won't fail. Do you know a source for a similar stand?

Several years ago I made slight changes to the aluminum swinging link connecting pivot point to the spring. I had them water cut. There are leftovers to be donated. PM me if you're interested.  R3~

About the side stand, Joe Walano ("The Guzzi Doctor"), who sold me the bike told me that my side stand was a Daytona stand. The stand looks like that it came from the factory like it. It does not look like something that someone fabricated themselves at home? I will most definataly keep my eyes open for more of them.

[rocker59]

About the side stand, Joe Walano ("The Guzzi Doctor"), who sold me the bike told me that my side stand was a Daytona stand. The stand looks like that it came from the factory like it. It does not look like something that someone fabricated themselves at home? I will most definataly keep my eyes open for more of them.

V11 Sport / LeMans sidestand.  I put one on my Sport 1100 because I like the wire loop.

[malik]

hey andy,

when you have some time would you please include a pic of the bike with the luggage rack installed. the setup that i have is a nice handbuilt unit that looks a bit like an oven rack and replaces the pillion seat. i would like to see what other fitments are like.

I'll throw this in - when I picked up my Sport (some 5 years back) I rang Ventura (in NZ) and ordered one - they keep their jigs, said it would be a week or so before they could make one up. Posted it out, and it fitted perfectly. A happy chappie.

[Howard R]

Yes, that is a Ventura rack.  I had one on my '96 Sport for a while, but then I made my own rack.  The "down tubes" are bike specific, the top sections are universal.  (I think there might be a couple of different versions of the tops, to fit different widths.)  They have bags made to fit, there is a sleeve that goes over the tall rack.  You can also get two of the bags and zip them together.  Here are some pics from a Suzuki I used to have.

Howard

[Roebling3]

I've looked at dozens of V11's wanting to believe they were a solution. Bought the wrap around wire loop, with hardware. Discovering the 'spine' down the back side of the supporting rod, on the Daytona, negated that as a solution; w/out outside help. The larger gauge, added on the loop pictured, is welded to a steel pad, then bolted to a similar pad welded to the side stand support rod. The 2 bolts appear to be slightly off center of the support rod centerline. I don't see any nuts on them. Loctite? Staked? In my view doubtful it's 'factory'.
  It's nicely done. Perhaps the Dr. did it, but wants not to spend the amount of time it takes to do it again?  R3~ 

[rocker59]

I've looked at dozens of V11's wanting to believe they were a solution. Bought the wrap around wire loop, with hardware. Discovering the 'spine' down the back side of the supporting rod, on the Daytona, negated that as a solution; w/out outside help. The larger gauge, added on the loop pictured, is welded to a steel pad, then bolted to a similar pad welded to the side stand support rod. The 2 bolts appear to be slightly off center of the support rod centerline. I don't see any nuts on them. Loctite? Staked? In my view doubtful it's 'factory'.
  It's nicely done. Perhaps the Dr. did it, but wants not to spend the amount of time it takes to do it again?  R3~

It's just a V11 Sport/LeMans sidestand.

[Roebling3]

Thank you Rocker59. I'm a believer. The yclept replacement, ~5 years ago, from MG Cycles, is a wrap-around wire loop with 2 screw eyes. It came in what appeared to be factory packaging. I've not seen different until this thread. It would work if that spine on the back of the support rod were not there.  Best,  R3~ 

[RinkRat II]

     Rocker is correct. Side stand part #02432100 Harpers $185.00     
      Looks like this


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     Hope this helps.    Paul B

[Old Jock]

Blackcat

You're just showing off,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,what a collection absolutely wonderful 

Finally got the Magni (1100 Sporti running gear) together, after the cylinder relining and head work (new valves and guides)

Anyway I'm with everybody else on the Euro headlight they look far superior, in the UK we got the same sqare headlamp setup you guys got too, but pointing the opposite way of course.

The Magni has the Euro headlight so I'm happy about that

Still working on cornering the market then Andy? You'd better watch for the Competition and Mergers Commission coming after you, or whatever the equivalent is in the US 

John

[MedicAndy]

Blackcat

Still working on cornering the market then Andy? You'd better watch for the Competition and Mergers Commission coming after you, or whatever the equivalent is in the US 

John

Hi John,

Even I realize that I have come to a point where I have to many bikes sitting in the barns, so I will eventually need to sell a couple of them. The biggest issue I have with selling any of my 1100 Sports is to pick the ones that will be cut from the collection. Each one of my bike is unique in its own way. Let it be the color of the bike (not many people own all available 1100 Sport factory colors), let it be the type of exhaust, performance chips, carb versus EFI, a super low 1388 milage bike? And how about the bikes history like being the first 1100 Sport that I had ever purchased, or a bike which spend most of her life within a museum, or another one whom's owner died without ever ridden that bike? Sometimes it's not easy to part with something after you put your heart into it.

But, the time will come probably sooner then later when I'm selling maybe three or four of my 1100's and my 79 Yamaha XT500. Not that I have made up my mind, but the blue 96, the silver 96, a yellow 97, and a red 97 will probably be the ones that are eventually being set free........



















 

[Huzo]

Unless circumstances forced you to sell Andy.
Is it true that your collection would hold a value greater than the sum of it’s parts ? I don’t place much store in that as a reason for keeping a bike or bikes, but surely as a collection, your lot must be pretty unique ?
Even if not unique, certainly pretty.
That black one is...

[Murray]

I'm with Roebling, Andy, that nothing like my Daytona stand.
Your red fairing looks like a Daytonas at least the gold eagle does


Enjoy your largest Sport!

Its a V11 sport side stand BTW the wheels are the wrong colour. :P

[Tusayan]

I'm with everybody else on the Euro headlight they look far superior, in the UK we got the same sqare headlamp setup you guys got too, but pointing the opposite way of course.

To each his own - I would not choose the 'Euro' headlight for my Daytona RS.  The reason it was not legal in some markets is that it is ineffective as a headlight.  It's a Japanese item, originally designed for two stroke 250 cc repli-racers of the mid-90s.  Obviously it's fine if you never plan to use the bike after dark, but it's functionally inferior.

[Old Jock]

To each his own - I would not choose the 'Euro' headlight for my Daytona RS.  The reason it was not legal in some markets is that it is ineffective as a headlight.  It's a Japanese item, originally designed for two stroke 250 cc repli-racers of the mid-90s.  Obviously it's fine if you never plan to use the bike after dark, but it's functionally inferior.

You won't hear me arguing with you, I don't ride at night, ocassionally dusk. I've heard that the headlight is P**S POOR, I put an LED into it and it's bright enough to get me noticed.

I agree it's style over function, that said I remember my disappointment when I got my Daytona and all the blurb had the Trapezoid and I got the square one. 

Andy,

I know what you mean, I don't know how long I'll still be riding and I still cannot bring myself to think of selling the Magnis, it's going to be gut wrenching come the time, I may not bother and just have them downstairs to look at.

Be a lucky guy who purchases from you, because he'll get a well sorted machine, which is more than I can say I got with the Sfida. Paid a small fortune for a Lemon and then spent another fortune sorting it (well I think I sorted it, time will tell)

Good luck with the sales although I hope they don't happen, you have a unique collection, Oh and the Yammy is lovely too, I always lusted after an XT.

John